Many of us, if not all, experience some stress every day of our lives.  Our ADW advisors are always trying to reduce or eliminate that stress so you can better enjoy your days and it may even help to better stabilize your blood glucose levels.  Roberta, “Nurse Robbie”, shares several excellent tips so your medicine cabinet is prepared in case you need it in her article, Spring Cleaning Should Include Your Medicine Cabinet. You can also count on Roberta to provide you with not only the particular medicine/vitamins to have available but the reasons for it.

Go here to read entire article: Spring Cleaning should Include Your Medicine Cabinet By Roberta Kleinman, RN, M.Ed., CDE

There are so many things to think about when making food choices.  Portion sizes, fiber, carbohydrates, protein, fat and all the “good ones” we should focus on or the “bad ones” we need to avoid.  The temptations we are faced with make it nearly impossible to stay with the “healthy eating program” that our friendly dietitians try to engrain in our brains.  Marci Sloane, our nutrition and diabetes advisor, tries to set the record straight by making sense of food label reading.  Don’t miss her article, Food Label Reading Made Easier! if you want to have all of your frequently asked questions finally answered by someone who knows.

Go here to read entire article: Food Label Reading Made Easier By Marci Sloane, MS, RD, LD/N, CDE

The question many people with diabetes ponder is whether to eat sugar free or no sugar added foods. Do they really have less of an impact on glucose levels and can you actually eat more of them than the ordinary sugar foods? The main message to remember is that sugar free means that the sugar is replaced by a slower digesting carbohydrate called a sugar alcohol. To answer the question most accurately try testing your glucose levels before and approximately two hours following a meal or snack and compare the rise from the “sugar free/no sugar added food” to the typical sugar food. You may also try testing before the next meal since the glucose levels may rise more slowly from the sugar alcohol.

For more information on this topic please check out Marci Sloane’s article, Sugar Free or Not?

With the plethora of information about diabetes at our disposal through the internet, books, magazines, etc. this information sometimes becomes confusing to the reader. Certified Diabetes Educators have extensive training and experience in the subject of diabetes and pre-diabetes and they are also nurses, dietitians or pharmacists. Get the truth about the misconceptions from someone you can trust.

Read the article by Roberta Kleinman, registered nurse and certified diabetes educator for over 20 years, to clarify any confusion you have about diabetes in Exercise Truth and Myths for People With Diabetes.

In this week’s American Diabetes Wholesale Newsletter, Dr. Forrest Resnikoff gives us some great insights on taking care of our skin during these winter months. This can be especially challenging for those of us managing a diabetic condition, so Dr. Resnikoff offers some suggestions on how to best minimize dryness to avoid skin complications that can be exacerbated by diabetes.

“In many parts of the country winter brings cold weather and a drop in humidity. Skin tends to lose its water by evaporation into this dry environment. This is particularly extreme with aging or with diabetes, when the skin’s oil glands become less productive. Without a barrier of oil the skin can’t prevent this evaporation and is much more prone to becoming dry.”

“The key to avoiding dryness is to keep this water from evaporating from the skin into the air. It is water that moisturizes the skin. Lotions don’t do a very good job of holding this water in the skin because they are made up mostly of water with only a small amount of oil. Creams and ointments are more effective because they have a higher content of oil.”

This article truly contains timely recommendations that everyone can benefit from.

Go here to read entire article: Tips for Winter Skin Care – Dr. Forrest Resnikoff, MD, FAAD

This week’s American Diabetes Wholesale Newsletter features an interesting discussion by our own “Nurse Robbie” on ketones and why it’s important for people managing their diabetes to also consider monitoring their ketone levels. Among other things, measurement and understanding ketone levels is important because increased ketone levels in the blood can be toxic to folks with diabetes. An interesting aside is that ketone measurement can also be important for anyone interested in lowering carbohydrate levels in their daily diet.

“A by-product of fat breakdown is ketone production, which is toxic to the body. This complication is known as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and can lead to illness or even death.”

“Low carbohydrate diets like the Atkins’s diet or phase 1 of the South Beach diet can cause ketone production as well. The difference is that this is dietary ketosis and NOT diabetic ketoacidosis.”

Nurse Robbie also goes into great detail to outline both symptoms and treatment methods for Diabetic Ketoacidosis, or “DKA.” This is a really interesting article that is well worth reading for anyone seeking a greater understanding of ketones and their effect on the human body.

Go here to read the entire article: What You Should Know About Ketones | Roberta Kleinman, RN, M.Ed., CDE

Are you a person that has had foot issues directly or indirectly related to your diabetes? If so, then this week’s American Diabetes Wholesale Newsletter will definitely be of interest to you! In it, this week’s contriburting author, Dr. Forrest Resnikoff, MD, FAAD, goes into great depth in his discussion of diabetic neuropathy – its symptoms as well as possible ways to minimize the effects of this condition on one’s lifestyle.

“Years of elevated blood sugar levels can result in a type of damage to nerves called diabetic neuropathy. If you have this condition, the legs and feet can experience pain, tingling, burning or numbness.”

“Whether or not you have diabetic neuropathy, there are several things that people with diabetes should do to protect their feet…”

Actually, this article is an interesting read; it will be helpful even if you do not have diabetes but are experiencing similar foot pain and other related issues.

Go here to read entire article: Top Tips for Diabetic Foot Pain | Forrest Resnikoff, MD, FAAD

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Our Newsletter for this week brings us some helpful advice from Dr. Brian Halpern, MD for folks managing a diabetic lifestyle on treating injuries.  Dr. Halpern not only outlines in detail the many challenges that persons with diabetes may face when trying to recover from various physical injuries, he also goes on to offer recommendations on how they might best manage their recuperation.

“Generally, the skin and soft tissues can take longer to heal in people with diabetes. This is important with sports injuries, abrasions to the skin, tendon, and ligament injuries. Cuts and bruises may become infected more easily so extra care is important…”

“Even the application of ice for too long, potentially leading to possible frostbite injury because the diabetes patient cannot feel the skin as well, has potential damaging effects. Once again, it becomes wise to be diligent in your understanding of how diabetes can affect your body.”

Go here to read entire article: Diabetes Special: How To Treat Injuries | Dr. Brian Halpern, MD

In this week’s newsletter, our resident “travel expert,” Nurse Robbie, dispenses some great advice on traveling while managing your diabetes. Whether it’s “Getting Organized,” “Stocking Up on Supplies & Medication,” or “Eating in Moderation & Staying Active,” the tips that she imparts not only apply to diabetic travelers, but to any folks managing an ongoing medical condition that want to hit the road. Nurse Robbie reminds us that although it’s great that we’ve decided to travel and not let any medical issues hamper our wanderlust, it’s still a good idea to prepare for any eventuality. With her advice, you can be confident that your diabetes need not be a burden to you or your loved ones while on vacation.

Go here to read entire article: Nurse Robbie’s 12 Summer Travel Tips | Roberta Kleinman, RN, M.Ed., CDE